An exploratory study of GP awareness of carer emotional needs in Western Australia

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bulsara, Caroline E ^a   Fynn, Noreen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Carers WA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; COST OF ILLNESS; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33745205661     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-7-33     Document Type: Article

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